Boreray, North Uist
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Not to be confused with Boreray, St Kilda
| Boreray, North Uist | |
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| Location | |
  Boreray, North Uist
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| Boreray, North Uist shown within Scotland. | |
| OS grid reference: | NF855815 |
| Names | |
| Gaelic name: | Boraraigh |
| Norse name: | Boreray |
| Meaning of name: | fort island |
| Area and Summit | |
| Area: | 489 ha |
| Area rank (Scottish islands): | 108= |
| Highest elevation: | Mullach Mòr 56 m |
| Population | |
| Population (2001): | 3 sheep
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| Groupings | |
| Island Group: | Uist and Barra |
| Local Authority: | Outer Hebrides |
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| References: | [1][2][3][4] |
Boreray (Scottish Gaelic: Boraraigh) is an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland which lies 2km north of North Uist.
The island is dominated by Loch Mòr, big loch.
[edit] History
The island was occupied from prehistoric times and through the 19th century there were over 100 people living there, but in 1923, the island was evacuated at the request of the islanders. One family stayed on but left in the 1960s; the single croft forming the north-east part of the island was reoccupied in 1999. The grazing rights for the remainder are leased to the crofters of the nearby island of Berneray.
It was traditionally owned by the MacLeans. [5]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Iain Mac an Tailleir. Placenames. Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved on 2007-07-22.
- ^ Overview of Boreray
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